Book talk & Indie read.  Re-calculate reading rate & compare to previous.  Multi-genre quickwrite – CHOOSE: list or comic  (related to your mg topic).  Lab time for multi-genre project work.

Deadlines:

• Book talks start tomorrow!
• Next WRITE CLUB date is Friday 4/6 for Mark #1 (6-8 pgs.)

Read aloud:  Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.  Indie read.

Multi-genre quickwrites:

1. If you switched topics since you wrote the “mg commit,”  then write your new topic under it, explain what you might do and why you changed.
2. CHOOSE:  newsletter article or dialogue piece  (related to your mg topic)
3. CHOOSE:  biography/character sketch or interview ?s (related to your mg topic)

Over break:  Check out your sources, read & annotate, start writing if you dare… maybe think about or get supplies for your memory book project (in May).

Deadlines:

• Multi-genre research design finalize for score by end of day Sunday 3/25
• Connexions revisions (optional) by end of day Sunday 3/25
• If you didn’t send HamletRA audio, do so asap.
• Book talks after break!
• Next WRITE CLUB date is Friday 4/6 for Mark #1 (6-8 pgs.)

Read aloud:  Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.  Indie read. WRITE CLUB for MGdesigns.

Sign-up for Book Talks!  book talk preparation

Deadlines:

• Multi-genre research design finalize for score by end of day Sunday 3/25
• Connexions revisions (optional) by end of day Sunday 3/25
• If you didn’t send HamletRA audio, do so asap.

Happy Spring!

Indie read.   Multi-genre Research Paper: lab time for work on research design.

Deadlines:

• Multi-genre research design for WRITE CLUB Thursday 3/22
• Connexions revisions (optional) by end of day Sunday 3/25
• If you didn’t send Hamlet RA audio/video, do so asap.

Class does not meet on Wednesday, March 21st (half-day schedule).

Read aloud:  Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.  Indie read.   Multi-genre Research Paper: research design info & MG component overview.  MG Quickwrite:  5:1 commit to a topic – why?  (added to MG notebooks).

Deadlines:

• Multi-genre research design for WRITE CLUB Thursday 3/22
• Connexions revisions (optional) by end of day Sunday 3/25
• If you didn’t send HamletRA audio, do so asap.

Read aloud:  Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.  Indie read.   MG Quickwrite:  whatcha thinking/feeling about this mg project? (added to MG notebooks). Multi-genre Research Paper: WRITE CLUB – multi-genre ideas & digital submission details sheet.

5 to 1:  It’s almost time to commit to an idea for your paper/project.  Which one will it be?  Be ready to commit on Monday!

Deadlines:

• Hamlet recording due by end of day Sunday 3/18
• Multi-genre topic commitment in class Monday 3/19
• Connexions revisions (optional) by end of day Sunday 3/25

Read aloud:  Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.  Indie read.   MG Quickwrite #3 :  personal inventory questions (& added to MG notebooks). Multi-genre Research Paper: exploring ideas – use template as a guide for 5 ideas (w/ explanations) for tomorrow’s WRITE CLUB.

Record yourself reading your Hamlet paper and send to Mrs. C via either email or by uploading into Google Drive (invite me).

Deadlines:

• Multi-genre ideas (with explanation) for Friday WRITE CLUB 3/16
• Hamlet recording due by end of day Sunday 3/18
• Connexions revisions (optional) by end of day Sunday 3/25